Custom Metadata Manager
by Mohammad Jangda · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A code-only developer plugin for registering custom fields on posts, pages, custom post types, users and comments.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
+33%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “meta boxes”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 17.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,783 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| metadata your tag | #5 | #17 | down 1 |
| meta boxes your tag | #13 | #19 | down 1 |
| post metadata | #14 | #19 | down 2 |
| custom meta | #19 | #23 | up 5 |
| custom fields comments | #22 | #24 | — |
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “meta boxes”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “custom fields” and “custom post types” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 317 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v0.8.0 · 21 Aug 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 5 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,091 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "meta boxes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 800+ → 700+ down after 567 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 700+ → 800+ up after 217 days in tier
- 2024-04-14 800+ → 700+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2024-02-19 700+ → 800+ up after 449 days in tier
- 2022-11-27 800+ → 700+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2022-10-07 700+ → 800+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600+ → 700+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2022-06-01 500+ → 600+ up after 220 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Sydney Toolbox 50K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
JSM Show Post Metadata 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
CubeWP Framework 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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